Is the Flu Shot Right for You?
The fall season is upon us. While we enjoy the colors of the leaves changing and look forward to holidays just around the corner, fall brings along it’s ugly partner: the flu. The last thing you need is a nasty sickness to slow you down, so before the weather starts...
The Dangers of Loneliness
Humans are social creatures by nature. While we each have varying needs of human interaction, everyone needs it. During our early years, we’re surrounded by our family at home and our classmates during the day on a daily basis. But as we grow older, we become more...
How to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally
When you’re getting your annual physical, the nurse will bring out a device that straps to your bicep. The nurse pumps air into the device, constricting your arm a little, eventually releasing the pressure. Then you’re given a number, something like 120/80. While you...
What 2016 Means for SMBs Looking to Be ACA Compliant
The impact of the Affordable Care Act has been positive since being enacted into law. The Affordable Care Act is achieving the goals it set out to accomplish; getting more Americans to sign up for health insurance at an affordable rate. However, no plan or law is...
Do I Need an EKG?
An electrocardiogram (EKG), it sounds scary. It sounds like something a TV doctor might yell out when a patient is being rushed into the emergency room. “Get me an EKG stat!” The reality is, EKG’s are much more docile than that. An electrocardiogram is a type of...
How Stress Affects Your Health
You’re sitting at your desk, on deadline, and you’re struggling to get through the assignment. As time runs down, you start to feel your heartbeat pound with more force, your breather might feel more constricted, hands getting sweaty. What you’re feeling is stress....
7 Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol
Cheerios has been running commercials for years, touting how heart healthy their cereal is and how it lowers your cholesterol. It’s a genius move to sell boxes of rather ordinary cereal. But the message has been made clear, eating Cheerios is good for your heart. Your...
How Health Insurance Lowers Your Risk of Major Health Problems and Financial Hardships
“You’re not going to knock me out and steal my kidney are you?” This question is often posed -- in jest-- at the beginning of a blind date, giving the person a slight sense of security. But the genesis of the question based on the hyperbolic nightmare of waking up in...
What If I Miss the Obamacare Deadline?
The Affordable Care Act open enrollment deadline is January 31, 2016. This period is a dedicated moment in time when individuals can sign up for health insurance through a government portal (i.e. Healthcare.gov). Failure to comply will result in a fine. But everyone...
Best Low-Cost Options for SMBs to Choose a Health Care Plan?
In the first three quarters of 2015, venture capitalists poured nearly $50 billion in tech startups. As more money is being poured into growing technology companies, the less these startups are relying on pie-in-the-sky stock option plans to recruit talent. With war...
How to Follow Through With Your New Year’s Health Goals
It’s a new year, your list of new year’s resolutions are complete. It’s a new year, new you. You’re ready to knock off your goals and be the person you envision. One of your goals is to be healthier. If you’re like the majority of Americans, this isn’t the first time...
Do I Sign Up For Health Insurance Through CoveredCA or an Insurance Website?
The December 15th deadline has passed for January 1st coverage. But you still have until the end of January to enroll for coverage from the Affordable Care Act. We’ve written numerous times here how you can sign up for the Affordable Care Act and what things you...
Can Medical Marijuana be Covered by Insurance?
Bob Marley, known for his long, dreaded hair, and melodic reggae sound, was an avid marijuana smoker. He’s as closely associated with marijuana (cannabis) as he is with his beautiful music. A Google image search of Bob Marley will deliver three types of images. Marley...